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Checklist for Infraorder Culicomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Mosquitoes and Midges)
and region Tapantí National Park (Paraíso, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
201
1608
1855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
201
1608
1855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
195
1593
1830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
167
1511
1758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
49
252
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
28
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
17
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tapantí National Park
5 Families width 35 Species
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito17SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge11SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Chaoboridae Newman, 1834Phantom midge0SpeciesTaxom
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tapantí National Park
17 Genera with 35 Species
Aedes Meigen, 1969Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1906Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Atrichopogon Kieffer, 20047SpeciesTaxom
Bezzia Kieffer, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Chironomus Meigen, 1916Non-biting midges1SpeciesTaxom
Corethrella Freeman, 1962
Frog-biting midges0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1954Typical Mosquito5SpeciesTaxom
Culiseta Felt, 1903Cool Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyhelea Kieffer, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Downeshelea Wirth & Grogan, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Monohelea Kieffer, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthopodomyia Theobald, 1907Red Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18596SpeciesTaxom
Stilobezzia Kieffer, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1907Heaven Mosquito2SpeciesTaxom
Wyeomyia Theobald, 1908Bromeliad Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tapantí National Park
35 Species
Aedes allotecnon Kumm, Komp &..., 1940
Aedes brevis Berlin, 1969
Aedes fluviatilis Lutz, 1904
Aedes spinosus Berlin, 1969
Anopheles (Anopheles) apicimacula Dyar & Knab, 1906
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Kerteszia) neivai Howard, Dyar..., 1906Little walnut
Atrichopogon colossus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon didymothecae Macfie, 1953
Atrichopogon granditergitus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon granditibialis Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon quartibrunneus Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon setosilateralis Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Atrichopogon tapantiensis Borkent & Pi..., 2004
Chironomus astenus Kieffer, 1916
Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar & Knab, 1906Typical mosquito
Culex (Culex) pseudostigmatosoma Strickman, 1990
Culex (Culex) stenolepis Dyar & Knab, 1908
Culex (Culex) thriambus (Dyar, 1921)⇒ Culex peus Speiser, 1904
Culex (Micraedes) erethyzonfer Galindo & Bl..., 1954
Culiseta particeps Adams, 1903
Forcipomyia digita Spinelli, Ma..., 2004
Forcipomyia leei Wirth & Rata..., 1978Longhair phlox
Orthopodomyia phyllozoa Dyar & Knab, 1907
Simulium (Hemicnetha) paynei Vargas, 1942Hairyjoint meadowparsnip
Simulium (Psilopelmia) panamense Fairchild, 1940
Simulium (Psilopelmia) pseudocallidum Diaz Najera, 1965
Simulium (Psilopelmia) quadrivittatum Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Simulium (Psilopelmia) travisi Vargas, Varg..., 1993
Simulium (Simulium) metallicum Bellardi, 1859
Stilobezzia (Acanthohelea) acrotrichis Tokunaga, 1959
Stilobezzia atrichopogon Lane & Forat..., 1956
Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) coatzacoalcos Dyar & Knab, 1906
Uranotaenia typhlosomata Dyar & Knab, 1907
Wyeomyia abebela Dyar & Knab, 1908

Subnodes of Culicomorpha with occurrences in Tapantí National Park
SuperfamilyChironomoidea
Newman, 1834
2
8
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCulicoidea
Meigen, 1818
2
8
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySimulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
6
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Culicomorpha at itis.gov
Culicomorpha at marinespecies.org